Frame and calendar.



Patented Bee. 9, I902.

F. E. HOUSH.

FRAME AND CALENDAR.

(Application filed June 25, 1902.

(No Model.)

50M Ulla.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK E. HOUSH, OF VVINTHROP, MASSACHUSETTS.

FRAME AND CALENDAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 715,479, dated December9, 1902.

Application filed June 25, 1902.

To a whom it mitt-y concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK E. HOUSE, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of- W'inthrop, in the county of Suffolk and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Frames andCalendars, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to frames for calendars and to the mounting ofcalendars therein; and its object is to provide a frame and calendar forornamental, advertising, or like purposes, wherein the calendar shall beinlaid in the surface of the frame or mount, presenting a smooth orflush surface. By this construction the frame and calendar present aneat and compact appearance, and the likelihood of the. leaves of thecalendar to curl, crumple, or flap outwardly, which is inherent in allcalendars in which the leaves are mounted upon the surface of a card andtherefore project from it, is greatly reduced.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating an embodiment of myinvention, Figure 1 is a front elevation of my frame and calendar, apart of the calendar being broken or torn away. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection through the line w w of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation ofthe frame, the supportingdeg being shown in open or operative positionin both Figs. 2 and 3.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures.

A is a backing for the frame, composed of cardboard, paper, or othersuitable material. The backing A may be of any desired shape or size,but 1 have shown it rectangular.

B is a mat, also of cardboard or other suitable material, mounted on thebacking A and secured thereto, from which are cut an aperture O forreceiving a calendar and an apertu re D, within which may be displayed apicture, advertising device, or inscription of whatever nature desired.The position or arrangement of the apertures and the number of theexhibit-apertures D may be varied to suit the artistic or utilitarianrequirements of the use to which the device is to be put.

E is a calendar of usual construction and is shown as having a series ofleaves bound together, having one leaf for each month.

The thickness of the mat B should correspond to the thickness of thecalendar E. The aperture (Jis of such size that the calendar E fitssnugly therein, substantially filling Serial No. 113,109. (No model.)

the aperture, and the calendar being of substantially the same thicknessas the mat B the two are flush and the front surface of the device evenand smooth. In the lower part of the backing A two longitudinal slitsare cut to form the supporting-leg F by which the frame may he stoodupon a table or the like, easel fashion. The slits are formedsufficiently close together to leave a rim A on either side projectingbeyond the sides of the aperture 0, to which the calendar may besecured. If the frame is to be suspended or used otherwise than as aself-supporting device, the leg B may be omitted. It is also obviousthat the supporting-leg may be made of a separate piece instead ofintegral with the backing and cut therefrom; but I prefer theconstruction above described, as it is more economical of both labor andmaterial.

My frame and inlaid calendar are adapted to a great variety ofornamental and advertising pu rposes,and my calendar being inlaid, andtherefore flush with the face of the frame,

neatness of appearance.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination of a backing, a mat mountedthereon and provided with an aperture, and a pad of separately removableleaves secured together at one side only, closely fitting said apertureand inlaid in the mat with the face of the pad flush with the face ofthe mat.

2. Aframe and inlaid calendar, comprising a backing of cardboard or thelike, a mat mounted thereon having an exhibiting-aperture and acalendar-receiving aperture there in, the one located above the other, ahinged supporting-leg for the frame formed from the backing by twolongitudinal slits, the portion of the backing on either side of saidleg projecting beyond the sides of the lower aperture of the mat formingthereby a securingrim, and a calendar inserted within and substantiallyfilling the calendar-receiving aperture, the face of the calendar beingsubstantially flush with the face of the mat, substantially asdescribed.

Signed by me at Boston, Massachusetts, this 21st day of June, 1902.

FRANK E. HOUSl-I.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH T. BRENNAN, MARGARET A. DANIHER.

possesses marked qualities of durability and

